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CCP hf (or Crowd Control Productions) is a video game developer. CCP's headquarters are located in Reykjavík, Iceland. CCP Games also has subsidiary offices in Slough (Berkshire), United Kingdom; Atlanta, USA; and Shanghai, China

History

CCP was founded in June 1997 by Reynir Harðarson, Thorolfur Beck and Ívar Kristjánsson for the purpose of making MMORPGs. In order to finance the initial development of Eve Online; CCP developed and published a board game called Hættuspil ("Danger Game"). In April 2000 the company raised $2.6 million, through a closed offering organized by Kaupthing Bank, from private investors in Iceland, including the Icelandic Telco Siminn. Approximately half of the initial 21 staff were drawn from the Icelandic dotcom company OZ Communications.

Products

Eve Online

CCP currently has one video game product, the MMORPG Eve Online, originally published by Simon & Schuster, Inc. in May 2003. Later CCP hf re-acquired the rights to publish Eve Online after Simon & Schuster Interactive ceased trading. Development continues in a regular free expansion release schedule.

Quafe

Quafe is both the name of a popular drink in the Eve Online universe and the name of the in-game corporation which produces it. On October 22, 2004, CCP hf made a marketing first when they launched the virtual drink for sale in the real world. CCP sold the drink from their website for $1.50 (USD) for a single bottle, or $15.10 for a multi-pack, but sales of this drink have since ceased. The real-world Quafe soft drink had a lemon-lime taste.

World of Darkness

In October 2006 Magnús Bergsson (CMO of CCP) stated that Eve would not be the only game to come out of CCP. On 11 November, 2006 CCP and White Wolf, Inc. jointly announced that CCP would be working on a World of Darkness MMO.

Merger

On November 11 2006, White Wolf and CCP Games jointly announced a merger between the two companies during the keynote address at the Eve Online Fanfest 2006. White Wolf will become a wholly-owned independent subsidiary of CCP hf, with Hilmar Veigar Pétursson remaining as the CEO, and Mike Tinney remaining as President of White Wolf | CCP North America.